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Frederic Storck (19 January 1872,

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– 26 December 1942, Bucharest) was a Romanian sculptor. His father was the sculptor

Karl Storck Karl Storck (1826–1887) was a Grand Duchy of Hesse, Hessian-born Romanian sculptor and art theorist. Biography Karl Storck was born on in Hanau, Grand Duchy of Hesse.Turner, p.721 Having been trained and working for a time as an engraver, he ...

. His brother,

Carol Storck Carol Storck (10 May 1854, Bucharest – 1926) was a Romanian sculptor. He was the son of Karl Storck and the brother of Frederic Storck, both sculptors. Life and work In 1871, Storck studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Florence with Aug ...

, was also a sculptor and his wife, Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck was a painter.

Life and work

He studied at the

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under Professor Ion Georgescu, then pursued further studies in

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. Later, he became a Professor at the University of Arts himself and, together with

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and others, was one of the founding members of "Tinerimea artistică" (Artistic Youth), a society devoted to

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; drawing its inspiration from the lives of ordinary people. Storck's sculptures followed the Classical tradition and featured portrait busts (notably,

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, Constantin Dobrescu-Argeș,

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Carol I and

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Elisabeth), as well as

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themes ("Truth" at the Palace of Justice, for example). His later sculptures became highly stylized. Other notable works include: *A statue of

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; paid for by public subscription and currently at the central square in Galați. *The Four Evangelists, mounted on the corners of the chapel at the

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, designed by

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. *Marble

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at the tomb of

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. *The Giant, currently on display at Carol Park. His home, designed by his wife, Cecilia, and decorated with murals, became the Frederic and Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck Art Museum in 1951. In addition to sculptures and paintings by members of the Storck family, the museum includes collections of furniture, old wood carvings, medals, coins, icons, pottery and other folk art objects.

References

External links

The Frederic Storck and Cecilia Cuțescu Storck Museum
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Storck, Frederic 1872 births 1942 deaths Romanian sculptors Bucharest National University of Arts alumni Bucharest National University of Arts faculty